Thread: Reliance 649 combo vs Airtel 699 combo - urgent help needed

I am presently using Tata 128 Kbps postpaid near magarpatta city, hadapsar, pune but want to shift to either airtel or reliance due to need of higher bandwidth at lower price.

With Tata I get the following
1] Live IP (static IP)
2] 15-16 Kbps download speed
3] I am not sure about Fair usage policy applicable to my plan
4] Wired router
5] No ports blocked (as far as I know)
I pay Rs. 700 + taxes / month for this

I have seen 2 plans which seem interesting, 1 from reliance and 1 from airtel
Reliance - 300Kbps combo plan which is "Plan 649 combo" and also gives me local calls worth Rs. 150/month (This is from flyer dropped at my house and also at Reliance website)
The total I pay for this is Rs. 649 + taxes / month and installation charges of Rs. 500

Airtel - 256 Kpbs combo plan which gives me unlimited transfer during night and 3GB during day with around 100 Rs. of local landline calls (This is only from flyer dropped at my place. I don't see any such plan on Airtel website)
The total I pay for this is Rs. 699 + taxes / month and installation charges of Rs. 500
Rs. 1000 extra if I want a Wifi router from them

My questions are;
1] Which one is better in service, download speed, uptime, customer service response...in short all aspects
2] any fair usage policy applies to any of the plans
3] How much download speed will I get with each plan
4] will I get a static IP od a dynamic one
5] Will it be live IP of private IP
6] Can I configure my own wireless router with any of the above connections, be it statis, dynamic, live or private IP
7] Are any ports blocked by reliance and airtel.
8] Time taken for installation from the day I make payment of Rs. 500

Please help as I need to get going with some plan asap.

I don't think BSNL can fit my budget.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Rahul

both plan r best i m using rcom and my friend using airtel ....
both are working fine


its working depends upon your locality

more users means more advantage

so check this first before taking any connection

all d best

Reliance hub rocks....
Movies downloading is piece of cake

Hi,

Can't help you in terms of Airtel but here are answers pertaining to Reliance

1) any fair usage policy applies to any of the plans
Plan 649 Combo is a Flat Fee plans (Unlimited Download & Upload Speed) and in Reliance unlimited is really unlimited

2) How much download speed will I get with each plan
Broadband connection (Downloading) is always on "Best Effort Basis", since its a shared bandwidth

3] will I get a static IP od a dynamic one
With Plan 649 Combo, you will get a Dynamic IP

4] Will it be live IP of private IP
Dynamic - Live IP

5] Can I configure my own wireless router with any of the above connections, be it statis, dynamic, live or private IP
Wireless Router can be configured, it will be on Dynamic Live IP

6] Are any ports blocked by reliance and airtel.
Yes, Virus Prone Ports are blocked

7] Time taken for installation from the day I make payment of Rs. 500
7 Days installation time.


Hope it helps

Thanks Priyan.
Can you provide me more details about agency/person I can contact near Magarpatta, Hadapsar, Pune.

I will also wait for someone to reply about Airtel before taking a decision.

Hi,

will need your exact location and contact details,then only can be of help.

Hi Priyan,

I stay at Shanti Niketan building, Magarpatta Road, hadapsar.

Regards

Originally Posted by priyan

5] Can I configure my own wireless router with any of the above connections, be it statis, dynamic, live or private IP
Wireless Router can be configured, it will be on Dynamic Live IP

Be sure to check the occasional wifi troubles with Reliance before you take the leap.

Thanks Glass. I will surely check wifi issues.

My main criteria is to get good uninterrupted speed with minimal downtime.

Wifi at this moment is secondry.

Regards,
Rahul

Please respond.

Hi Priyan,

I stay at Shanti Niketan building, Magarpatta Road, hadapsar.

Please reply.

Regards,
Rahul

Final question (Priyan still pending to get back to me about my area feasibility).

If there a logon process for Reliance broadband?
If yes, does it auto logoff's?
After how much time?
If i keep something to be downloaded, will it log of in middle just because my PC is locked?

Regards,
Rahul

The reliance uses the Cisco provided SESM framework for logging in/out people. Its a web based portal for logging in. I think it logs out after 30 mins of inactivity or after 24 hours. The good thing about it is, it is OS neutral. Bad thing, its kinda difficult to automate it, though its easy too .

dragunov,

How can we automate it?

So do we have Reliance broadband in Magarpatta.
If yes is it Wimax or Wireline based?

Originally Posted by rahularoracream

I am presently using Tata 128 Kbps postpaid near magarpatta city, hadapsar, pune but want to shift to either airtel or reliance due to need of higher bandwidth at lower price.

With Tata I get the following
1] Live IP (static IP)
2] 15-16 Kbps download speed
3] I am not sure about Fair usage policy applicable to my plan
4] Wired router
5] No ports blocked (as far as I know)
I pay Rs. 700 + taxes / month for this

I have seen 2 plans which seem interesting, 1 from reliance and 1 from airtel
Reliance - 300Kbps combo plan which is "Plan 649 combo" and also gives me local calls worth Rs. 150/month (This is from flyer dropped at my house and also at Reliance website)
The total I pay for this is Rs. 649 + taxes / month and installation charges of Rs. 500

Airtel - 256 Kpbs combo plan which gives me unlimited transfer during night and 3GB during day with around 100 Rs. of local landline calls (This is only from flyer dropped at my place. I don't see any such plan on Airtel website)
The total I pay for this is Rs. 699 + taxes / month and installation charges of Rs. 500
Rs. 1000 extra if I want a Wifi router from them

My questions are;
1] Which one is better in service, download speed, uptime, customer service response...in short all aspects
2] any fair usage policy applies to any of the plans
3] How much download speed will I get with each plan
4] will I get a static IP od a dynamic one
5] Will it be live IP of private IP
6] Can I configure my own wireless router with any of the above connections, be it statis, dynamic, live or private IP
7] Are any ports blocked by reliance and airtel.
8] Time taken for installation from the day I make payment of Rs. 500

Please help as I need to get going with some plan asap.

I don't think BSNL can fit my budget.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Rahul

i have used both airtel(256kbps) as well as reliance (300kbps) and i found the reliance connection better than the airtel. the dwnloading speed is better. i usually get around 32-35 kbps in bit torrent whereas there is a slight fall in the speed using airtel. i havnt faced any problem yet regarding the service.
so if anyone is confused among these two connections, he/she should..no no..MUST go for the RCOM rather than airtel.

I suggest u go minimum for 1Mbps unlimited connection, cause with 300Kbps speed u can't even watch a simple youtube video, Plan 649 really sucks..

Originally Posted by rahularoracream

dragunov,

How can we automate it?

If anyone interested to know how to automate Reliance Broadband login. Please mail your request to gmpeerzade (at) gmail (dot) com

Originally Posted by gmpeerzade

If anyone interested to know how to automate Reliance Broadband login. Please mail your request to gmpeerzade (at) gmail (dot) com

Why don't you post it here?!

Anyway, there are dedicated threads on that topic.

Originally Posted by priyan

Hi,

6] Are any ports blocked by reliance and airtel.
Yes, Virus Prone Ports are blocked


Hope it helps

Reliance blocks Active Directory LDAP ports also, so no office stuff with reliance.
yet its better since better speed and more connectivity.

airtel will take money and bite you from behind...

then you have to run after them. i know because i am a victim

how reliable is airtel then reliance

reliance broadband rockzzz